Everton v Liverpool

by Timothy Masters

Everton take on Liverpool on Monday 19th December, 2016, with kickoff at 20:00. This match is currently being shown LIVE on Sky Sports 1.

The Merseyside derby is one of those wonderful, anachronistic throwbacks in English football, something that used to be real and meaningful, but has become something of a hollow shadow. Comparable to the standard of punditry on Match of the Day, what used to contain winning players who knew their trade inside and out has been somewhat reduced to a vapid, empty battle for a place at a meaningless table.

This term Jurgen Klopp has done his level best to find a new Liverpool and unleash them upon the world, but every time it looks like his side is starting to move, they shoot themselves in the foot.